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Mary Ferguson — 1940 US Census Record
Model Tree available1940 United States Federal Census · Searcy-County, Arkansas
Our Model Tree links this Mary Ferguson across the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Searcy-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents W & William — first a daughter (b.~1900), then head of a 5-person household.
Age 40
b. ~1900
Female
Daughter
Born: Arkansas
Single
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Searcy-County, Arkansas |
| Surname | Ferguson |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Arkansas |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Calf Creek |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Searcy |
| Additional Details | |
| Income (1939) | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Arkansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | arkansas |
| Township / Ward | Calf Creek |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1900 |
Household Members
Census records only state relationship to the household head.
Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded.
Step/blended families and boarders can break it.
5 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Mary | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Ferguson | Daughter | — | 42 | ~1898 |
| Mary Ferguson | Daughter | — | 40 | ~1900 |
| W Ferguson | Head | — | 72 | ~1868 |
| Dean Ferguson | Other | — | 21 | ~1919 |
| E Ferguson | Spouse | — | 68 | ~1872 |
Census Appearances
1900
Searcy, Arkansas
Daughter, age 2
Searcy, Arkansas · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Ferguson |
| Given Name | May |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 1 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Birth Month | Dec |
| Birth Year | 1898 |
| Father's Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Mother's Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Can Read | No |
| Can Write | No |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Arkansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | arkansas |
1910
Searcy, Arkansas
Daughter, age 10
Searcy, Arkansas · implied b. ~1900 — 11 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Ferguson |
| Given Name | Mary E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 10 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Father's Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Mother's Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | English |
| Birth State | Arkansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | arkansas |
1920
Searcy, Arkansas
Daughter, age 20
Searcy, Arkansas · implied b. ~1900 — 13 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Ferguson |
| Given Name | May |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 20 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Father's Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Mother's Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Industry | Public School |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read | Yes |
| Can Write | Yes |
| Speaks English | Yes |
| Birth State | Arkansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | arkansas |
1930
Searcy, Arkansas
Daughter, age 30
Searcy, Arkansas · implied b. ~1900 — 10 household members
●
Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Ferguson |
| Given Name | Mary E. |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 30 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Father's Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Mother's Birthplace | Arkansas |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | W |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Arkansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | arkansas |
1940
Searcy-County, Arkansas
Daughter, age 40
Searcy-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members
| Surname | Ferguson |
| Given Name | Mary |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 40 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Arkansas |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Calf Creek |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Searcy |
| Income (1939) | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Arkansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | arkansas |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Mary Ferguson across 5 US Census years (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father W Ferguson (~0.92 confidence) and father William Ferguson (~0.92 confidence) and father W Ferguson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Sophia Ferguson (~0.92 confidence) and mother E Ferguson (~0.92 confidence) and mother E Ferguson (~0.92 confidence) and father Geo Ferguson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mamie Ferguson (~0.92 confidence) and father John Ferguson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mamie Ferguson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 10 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1
Parents
confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
W Ferguson
b. ~1868
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
William Ferguson
b. ~1868
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
W Ferguson
b. ~1868
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Sophia Ferguson
b. ~1872
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
E Ferguson
b. ~1872
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
E Ferguson
b. ~1872
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
Geo Ferguson
b. ~1878
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mamie Ferguson
b. ~1879
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Father
John Ferguson
b. ~1880
Source father
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
Mother
Mamie Ferguson
b. ~1881
Source mother
● Household
· direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Mary Ferguson
Daughter · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Arkansas
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Sibling
Clara Ferguson
Sibling · 1940 · age 42
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1940 US Federal Census — Searcy-County, Arkansas
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1940 US Federal Census — Searcy-County, Arkansas
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00173-00535)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. R. Grinder | 59 | Head | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 2 | Sara Grinder | 45 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 3 | Claud Grinder | 21 | Son | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 4 | Farley Grinder | 27 | Head | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 5 | Della Grinder | 19 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 6 | Earnest Mcinturf | 47 | Head | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 7 | Roxey Mcinturf | 35 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 8 | Ray Mcinturf | 17 | Son | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 9 | J. B. Mcinturf | 16 | Son | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 10 | Madia Mcinturf | 13 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 11 | Earnestine Mcinturf | 11 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 12 | Keith Mcinturf | 10 | Son | — | Arkansas |
| 13 | Karrel Mcinturf | 3 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 14 | J. L. Williams | 50 | Head | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 15 | Luza Williams | 30 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 16 | Virginia Williams | 4 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Vernon Williams | 7 | Son | — | Arkansas |
| 18 | Vernell Williams | 5 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 19 | Pearl Givens | 37 | Head | — | Arkansas |
| 20 | Norlee Givens | 12 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 21 | Gertrude Givens | 7 | Daughter | — | Oklahoma |
| 22 | E. D. Williams | 28 | Head | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 23 | Jessie Williams | 20 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 24 | Johnie Philips | 24 | Head | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 25 | Faith Philips | 24 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 26 | Bentley Philips | 4 | Son | — | Arkansas |
| 27 | Glen Dale Philips | 1 | Son | — | Arkansas |
| 28 | Vanis Clifford Philips | 0 | Son | — | Arkansas |
| 29 | W. E. Ferguson | 72 | Head | — | Arkansas |
| 30 | E. B. Ferguson | 68 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 31 | Clara Ferguson | 42 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 32 | Mary Ferguson THIS PERSON | 40 | Daughter | — | Arkansas |
| 33 | Dean Athiel Ferguson | 21 | Brother | Farm Labor | Arkansas |
| 34 | Bert Ferguson | 36 | Head | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 35 | Delphia Ferguson | 33 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 36 | Franklin Ferguson | 5 | Son | — | Arkansas |
| 37 | Ralph D. Philips | 27 | Head | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 38 | Eula Philips | 31 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
| 39 | L. Schweitzer | 48 | Head | General Farm | Arkansas |
| 40 | Ruth Schweitzer | 45 | Wife | — | Arkansas |
Pedigree Summary
Mary + 1 sibling
Gen 1 · 10 parents
~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)
About This Record & Model Tree
This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)